Packsack Point
Packsack Point is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 1,360 m. Idaho Point stands 1,983 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Amethyst Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 33 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1360 m
How to reach it
- 33.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amethyst Peak: 2.7 mi
- Spyglass Peak: 2.8 mi
- Spion Kop: 3.8 mi
- Suburban Peak: 4.2 mi
- Pierson Peak: 4.7 mi
- Magee Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Eagle City Park: 19.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 19.4 mi
- West Shoshone Park: 23.0 mi
- Kellogg City park: 23.0 mi
- Stoney Point: 4.3 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 4.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.9 mi
- Maple Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Old Trail Point: 18.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 23.6 mi
- Sunshine Miners Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 17.4 mi
- Bloom Spring: 17.8 mi
- Spragpole Museum: 21.9 mi
- Staff House Museum: 23.0 mi
- John Mullan: 23.3 mi
- John Mullan: 24.2 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Packsack Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Point | E 83° | 1,982.724 m | 9.4 mi |
| Eighty Peak | E 83° | 1,970 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ulm Peak | ENE 77° | 1,967 m | 8.9 mi |
| Packsaddle Mountain | NW 320° | 1,945 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bottle Point | E 88° | 1,918 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bennett Peak | ESE 120° | 1,894 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pond Peak | ESE 108° | 1,872 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Sentinel Peak | ESE 116° | 1,867 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:17 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:59 | 21:48 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 16:02 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358662379
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